Have random people in the street asked you about your e-Reader? - Page 2

Lirael · 04-11-2010, 01:11 PM

Occasionally - people at my library have asked, and people on the bus. Usually, they ask, "Oh, is that a Kindle?" and then I explain that while it reads ebooks, it's a different model of reader.

Most of them just get confused, but one person actually was like, "Ooh, why did you pick that one? I've been looking at a bunch of readers and trying to decide which one to get!" so we had a nice discussion about different models and what they do.

shootingMaNs · 04-12-2010, 12:50 AM

No one at work has ever actually asked about my reader, but whenever I read it out in public, I get quite a few questions or comments. Someone last week asked me how I liked my Ipad, had to explain to him it was an ebook reader, then he totally lost interest. Mostly they ask if it's a Kindle. I've only had one or two people who really seemed interested beyond that.

ziegl027 · 04-12-2010, 12:56 AM

Mine is the only e-reader I've seen in actual use (e.g. not a store display). I get a lot of questions about it at work (a veterinary teaching hospital), a few out and about (a cafe in Phoenix). Most do ask if it's a Kindle or "like a Kindle".

Steven Lyle Jordan · 04-12-2010, 02:55 PM

In the Washington DC area you regularly see a few Kindles and Sonys on buses and trains, and a few other brands occasionally.

Of course, no one asks me, because I read from a smartphone, and everyone who realizes what I'm doing thinks that's crazy! (But I'm too busy to notice, because I'm staring at someone reading on a Blackberry, and I just think that's crazy!

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dmaul1114 · 04-12-2010, 02:58 PM

My girlfriend and I got asked about her iPad again yesterday while surfing the net waiting for our food in a restaurant.

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04-11-2010, 01:11 PM	#16
Lirael Moomin Posts: 137 Karma: 202147 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Sony PRS-350	Occasionally - people at my library have asked, and people on the bus. Usually, they ask, "Oh, is that a Kindle?" and then I explain that while it reads ebooks, it's a different model of reader. Most of them just get confused, but one person actually was like, "Ooh, why did you pick that one? I've been looking at a bunch of readers and trying to decide which one to get!" so we had a nice discussion about different models and what they do.

04-12-2010, 12:50 AM	#17
shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	No one at work has ever actually asked about my reader, but whenever I read it out in public, I get quite a few questions or comments. Someone last week asked me how I liked my Ipad, had to explain to him it was an ebook reader, then he totally lost interest. Mostly they ask if it's a Kindle. I've only had one or two people who really seemed interested beyond that.

04-12-2010, 12:56 AM	#18
ziegl027 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 764 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG	Mine is the only e-reader I've seen in actual use (e.g. not a store display). I get a lot of questions about it at work (a veterinary teaching hospital), a few out and about (a cafe in Phoenix). Most do ask if it's a Kindle or "like a Kindle".

04-12-2010, 02:55 PM	#19
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	In the Washington DC area you regularly see a few Kindles and Sonys on buses and trains, and a few other brands occasionally. Of course, no one asks me, because I read from a smartphone, and everyone who realizes what I'm doing thinks that's crazy! (But I'm too busy to notice, because I'm staring at someone reading on a Blackberry, and I just think that's crazy! )

04-12-2010, 02:58 PM	#20
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	My girlfriend and I got asked about her iPad again yesterday while surfing the net waiting for our food in a restaurant.